Guilty or not Guilty

The gallery sits in Newry with a deliberately provocative title that makes you wonder what you're walking into. Guilty or not Guilty is an art space that trades in courtroom drama and moral ambiguity - the kind of place where the work on the walls makes you actually think about where you stand on something.

Inside, you'll find contemporary art installations that play with ideas of justice, culpability, and judgment. It's not a passive viewing experience. The pieces are designed to provoke debate, which means you're either going to find it genuinely thought-provoking or a bit too clever for its own good - depends on your mood, really.

This works best for adults with a taste for conceptual art, rather than families with young kids who need something more immediately engaging. You're looking at an hour maximum, probably less if the current exhibition doesn't grab you. It's free to visit, which is worth knowing when you're planning a day out from any of the caravan parks nearby - Kilbroney, Chestnutt, Cranfield or Sandilands are all within five miles of town.

Newry itself is worth a wander around while you're here. The gallery slots in nicely as a cultural breather between outdoor activities in the Mourne Mountains, rather than being the main event. Go on a weekday morning if you want the space to yourself and time to actually sit with what's being shown.